Happy966
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
We can live without compulsive eating... -
I am 18 months out (almost) and I have had a hard time recently distinguishing between physical hunger, and my compulsive desire to stuff something into my mouth. I found a lit...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
I don't care what you eat, really... -
It's none of my business. I have a enough to handle dealing with my own food. BUT, I do care very much about whether you are successful. And if you're like me, surgery alone...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
Hi to my OH Family! -
Hello guys and gals!!
I haven't posted in a while. I'm 16 months out and so GLAD I had to courage to do this. It's great to see a lot of new folks on the board.
It was...
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Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
Feeling Better! -
I have not been posting for a while because I have been dooowwwn. I have felt down about food, eating things I shouldn't, worrying about what I was eating, feeling hungry, not ...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 4 months ago
Tall Boots Picture -
I am calling this my goal-ish picture because I am 3 pounds from goal and I never seem to get around to getting pictures taken. I don't have a good picture of me at my highest ...
Happy966 uploaded a photo 11 years, 4 months ago
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 4 months ago
Surgery and Food Addiction (Part 1?) -
If you've read many of my posts, you know I identify as a food addict (compulsive overeater). I spent many years in OA, and struggled with my decision to have surgery, since I ...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 5 months ago
A basketful of gratitude... -
I am getting ready to go to work, in my size 10 pants and size L shirt and feeling very grateful in general, and grateful to all of you guys for the support that I *have to have*...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 5 months ago
Greetings from the road!! -
Long post - I am avoiding reading a report.
Right now, I am in a hotel because I am out-of-town for work. I have had to travel about 2 hours away from home to do an audit at ...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
Approaching goal... -
Let me preface this post by saying this is about stuff going on in my head. This is not a post about how I'm doing everything I'm supposed to and poor me, I'm not losing weight....
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
Elina's Green Chicken Soup - Report! -
FINALLY after being on this forum for over 18 months, I have made Elina's Green Chicken Soup. I have died and gone to culinary heaven. I am a *major* soup fan, I could eat soup...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
One Year with Picture! Late!! - OK, I chose to put my now picture next to a picture of me at my highest weight (293), which was about 20 pounds more than where I was when I started this journey in 2011.
I...
Happy966 uploaded a photo 11 years, 6 months ago
Happy966 wrote a blog post 11 years, 6 months ago
My Story - I have had a majorly screwed-up relationship with food from childhood. I was put on my first diet by my mom when I was 4, had to drink powdered skim milk and take diet cookies as ...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
Happy Surgiversary to Happy! -
For all my striving to have an attitude of acceptance, I did spend the last few days a little reluctant to post about my surgiversary because I wasn't at goal quite yet. But I w...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
Wow, I could have just gotten my hair cut!! -
OK - this happened twice - once with in-laws, once with business colleagues I saw in Rhode Island while on vacation. I am at least 100 pounds smaller than this time last year. ...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 8 months ago
OT-ish: Fingernails -
I have bitten my fingernails for my entire life, and they've been thin and flaky. When I would try to grow them, they would peel and tear off. I have noticed after 11 months of...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 8 months ago
Century Club - Size 12! -
I have really looked forward to this day. I try hard to detach from the scale but I LOVE being smaller. Here's some pictures!!
This is me, right before I started my pre-op d...
Happy966 uploaded a photo 11 years, 8 months ago
Happy966 uploaded a photo 11 years, 8 months ago
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 8 months ago
What I’ve learned about struggling (so far)... - I have come to accept that some amount of struggle is my lot in life when it comes to eating and food. The nature of the struggle will vary, and I can have long period of peace ar...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 8 months ago
Giving and getting advice... - This is the quote from my For Today meditation for July 12th:
It is not often that any man can have so much knowledge of another, as is necessary to make instruction useful. --S...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 8 months ago
Pain, suffering, struggle... -
I read a daily meditation book for compulsive overeaters. Today's quote was from Kahlil Gibran:
Much your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter portion by which the physicia...
Happy966 posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
First 10K - NSV! -
I just finished a 10K walk with my BFF as part of our 4th of July celebration. Yay for us! It was 7 miles total, counting the walk to and from the car, plus a little post-walk ...